The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-07
Mr.. POwderDy's Annual Report
He Refers to the Dissenslons Of the
Last General Assembly.
The Relations Of the Order TO An
aIchy Clearly Beaued.
he Order Could Not BE prosti.
tuted by the Anar chisis.
He Recommends tbe Estsbtis an ems
Of q Labor Seat In the Ma
tiossI Goysrn-
nent

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 6,--The
Knights Of labor convention opened
at 9:l6 O'Clock q, m. with motion to
suspend rules ard appoint r commit
tee to draft resolutions to the memory
Of Thomas A. Armstrong. Foster, OF
Massachusetts,, moved to amend by
substituting q committee Of seven to
raise money to pay for monument
to his memory. Grand Master Work
man Powderly called upon II. A.
Carlton TO take the chair while he de.
livtred q tribute TO the memory OF
Armstrong. Ro.l call show ID 225 del
tgates present.
PowDERLY's REPORT.
"To the Members Of the Gensrsl Assembly,
"The hieheet tribunal known TO the
laws and regulations. ss we'll as TO the
true and loyal members Of the order
Of the X Knights Of LSbor, is convened
for the eleventh iimo in recular ses-
sion, ! am to make TO the represen-
tatiye assembly report Tor the eighth
time. ask that II will receive that
consideration NJ your hands which its
merits deserve, and that such recon.
mendations as | may MAKE will be re-
ceived aud acted on according to their
importance and necessity. When the
last session Of the general assembly
cloeed II dissolved amid the clsmor
OF difcontented men and the warTing
OF factions. II WAS u large aud IN
wisldy body, and from 30 many men
who were up To that time strang.
era to each other II WA expt citing
; too much 10 ask Of them 70 enact per-
feet legislation. This body is smaller
than its predecessor. and expect bet.
ter thines at lie bands. We ad diouIned
year ago with dlssension in our
ranks. That dissension was enlarged
upon and scattered 10 the world by
q enemies from within and from with
Y out. The news OF ditcord reached the
A ears Of the employers Of labor, and
they In many instances took advantage
= OF what they mist ok Tor ouT week.
!, ness and rushed into COT let with our
!. members In various partS oi the
r. country. Here complete history
I, Of the famous Chicago strike Of last
y year was given In dstail-I The Iela.
:, tions OF the order 10 anarchy haa
= taken up 80 much space IN tho public
, press and has been the sub cot Of 90
" much dltcussion In tho assemblies q
- some large cities that II ie proper q
. say something OF IL here aud rspoIt "a
you my dolngs la conneoiO1 there.
4 with. Let me- say here that have
never, as has been 40 much serted
, In the press Of the land, cuniounded
, socialism with anarchiam. draw q
wide line oi distinction bs,ween the
two, as every reading, thinking man
must will ask OF the general ssem.
by TO dth1e tho pntiliou ~ the
order on the attempts tbst have
been made 10 prostitute II 10
such base usra ss the anarchists
would put II. hsve never publitly
uttered sentiment regarding ife
course OF the seven men who ara con.
demnsd TO death In Chic'go[ his wac
written Sepie nber 10, 1887. | will
now give my opinion. II Ia, 90 men
did not have n fair trial, tuch 40 10
guaranteed eyery man Ia the Unit, Il
statee, then they shou d be gtanied q
new trial. II they have not been
iound snllty OF murder they should
not be hanged. II they are 10 he
hanged Tor the actions Of oilefs !, 10
not Just. The man who threw the
bomb In Chicago should receive IN.
punishmont allotted 10 Euch Ohsnses
by the laws Of the Htste of Illinois
$50 much bad he "a ssid daring the
twelve months prior to tho bret OF last
May rsg,rdihg toe leader OF the labor
ofRahlE .dons Of this country toward
l.wirssupfs, !. dis rfer, diangad iT
Law aud eo1iempi Tor the u 4 snh con.
stitulion Of tns cona'TJ. tnat deter
mined TO put the order 10 y t.st /
wrote 40 Hppsa', or recommendation,
10 our mFmDrFt 20 ,l,bRe the 4ih
day OF July ] cid this tha' the volt
might know the character Of he or.
der, Hnd i vas . ot dissDpoitt u. for
celebrations und.r lhs auspices g he
knights oi Labu we're held, 10 my
kno ~ledsr, 10 over go place, thhpsb.
ont ths country,
II Sow desire 10 make snme recon.
mendaiiODs 10 the Y iBsrni IA~'mbiy,
aud do most respso fully nk hat
morr insiderstion b, given " them
than has been given 20 others TIA ],
made 10 past general se' sioDs BE-.
ilsye tbs day ba, come for the K6ishis
oi Labor 10 ask at the hands Ui On.
grres tbe passage OF q la~ creating q
department Of labor III the sea oi
ths national coDv-niior. We havs
today department oi var; W.
do not NEED IL at ali In opposition 60
y department u labor The pioepsiity
Of tbs ~hole cauutry Ietu ON tbs
broad shoulder Of labor, aud there h
nothing nov % pr, mi entlV before
the DHuon aud III. world ~ the OUTS.
uoo OF labor. Nady .v.ry Scnn
taken nos by ~ 'xgubvr Uf LiE
cabinet d.AlS "a ona LAY or tnotbst
wiih tbr q1vslion Il lsb =; iis ram 6.
eaton 'XEnd ,v,Tywh-p, ir p,x.I
10 islt every ~bers, q. a itu ei,'nrss
10 nos rerogu Esd svSiy sh,re In.
l-ve uat Ih. gov rumsIt OF he
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